Damage to Sri Lanka’s marine environment from a sinking chemical ship is worse than feared, officials said Friday, as more dead turtles, dolphins and whales washed up on the island’s beaches. As of Thursday, 130 marine animals have been found dead on the Indian Ocean’s beaches since the MV X-Press caught fire last month before […]
Pollution
India’s Reliance unveils $10 billion green energy push
Indian oil-to-telecom giant Reliance Industries unveiled plans Thursday to invest $10 billion in renewable energy over the next three years as Asia’s third-largest economy struggles to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels. In a virtual address to shareholders, Reliance chairman and Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani said the new business aims to “bridge the green […]
SC directs KP govt to submit response on new legislation regarding stone crushing
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government to submit its response on new legislation regarding stone crushing. The court also sought a report on the matter from environmental experts. A three-member SC bench comprising Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Amin-Ud-Din Khan heard the provincial government […]
Sri Lanka arrests captain over ship fire pollution
The Russian skipper of a container ship that caught fire and burned for almost two weeks before sinking off Sri Lanka’s coast has been arrested and is expected to be charged with marine pollution, police said Monday. The island nation is seeking $40 million in damages from the operators of the ship, which released tonnes […]
Volkswagen says charged in France over ‘dieselgate’ scandal
German automaker Volkswagen said Wednesday that it has been charged by French prosecutors over alleged cheating on emissions testing, the latest consequence of the “dieselgate” scandal that has already cost the company billions of euros. In a statement a day after French rival Renault announced it had also been charged in the inquiry, VW denied […]
International experts deployed for Sri Lanka oil spill
Foreign experts have been deployed to help Sri Lanka contain a potential oil leak from a burnt-out container ship partially sunk off Colombo, the ship’s operator said Friday. Representatives from the International Tankers Owners Pollution Federation (ITOPF) and Oil Spill Response (OSR) were onshore monitoring the MV X-Press Pearl, X-Press Feeders said. “They continue to […]
Sri Lanka prepares for worst oil spill as weather hits ship salvage
Sri Lanka was preparing Thursday for a possible major oil leak from the burnt-out cargo ship sinking off Colombo’s main harbour, as worsening weather stalled salvage efforts. The Marine Environment Protection Authority readied oil dispersants and skimmers in case of a leak from the MV X-Press Pearl, which had 350 tonnes of fuel oil […]
Sri Lanka ship fire extinguished after 13 days
A fire aboard a Singapore-registered cargo ship was finally extinguished Tuesday after a 13-day international operation off Sri Lanka’s coast, the navy said. Experts from Dutch salvage company SMIT boarded the MV X-Press Pearl and reported massive flooding of the engine rooms, Sri Lanka navy spokesman Indika de Silva told AFP.
Paris bans up to 60% of its cars as heatwave worsens pollution
Paris has banned more than half of the cars registered in the region from its roads as a record heatwave worsens air pollution, the most drastic restrictions ever imposed there, officials said. The ban on older and less efficient cars was imposed on Wednesday and is due to stay in place within the A86 second […]
Noise pollution
Sir: I am seeking your attention towards increasing noise pollution and its damaging effects on citizens and environment, request you to please take an action of this issue and do the needful in your capacity. Please put a ban on illegal motor horns and illegal modified silencers, loud horns and heavy duty trucks and old […]